Subject: Re: Ethernet....
To: Greg Evans <mr_krak@televar.com>
From: Michael R Zucca <mrz5149@cs.rit.edu>
List: port-mac68k
Date: 05/11/1998 14:15:53
>
> To shortly answer my own question earlier...
>
> I _finally_ made it to the ethernet status page this morning (couldn't
> connect before/after I sent the last message re: ethernet to the list.
>
> so, my problem remains....
>
> ae0 at nubus0 slot a: failed to determine size of RAM
> ae0 at nubus0 slot c: failed to determine size of RAM
> ae0 at nubus0 slot e: failed to determine size of RAM
>
> at startup.
>
> My question this time is a little different. I have pulled the ethernet
> card fromthe machine in hopes of finding it being supported on the
> ethernet status page. Here is what I have came up with and am hoping
> that one of the ethernet gurus can tell me this would be asy to support.
>
> My Card:
>
> Brand : Asante
> Type : MacCon for LC
> Apparent Chipset: DP83932BVF
> (Little Square Chip just left and below center when looking at card with
> nubus connector on right and rj45 port away from me)
>
> I have noticed that on the ethernet status page that the Quadra 610,650,
> 700 and 800 use the DP83932 (sonic) and that the following also have
> similar(?) chipsets.
>
> Cayman GatorcardPDS SE/30 DP83932(Sonic)
> Dayna DaynaPortE/30 SE/30 DP83932VF (Sonic)
>
> Now finally down to the question....
>
> How difficult would it be to add support for this card, so that I can add
> this little guy to my
> little at home Network?
>
> Thanks in Advance
>
> Greg
>